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MOH official handles tOPV collected in Garissa County

Kenya joins the world in historical tOPV to bOPV SWITCH

02 May 2016

Kenya joined the rest of the world in April 18, 2016, to implement SWITCH, the global health effort to shift from the use of trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV) to bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine bOPV.

The activity countrywide was marked by an aggressive effort to retrieve all tOPV vaccine from all the health facilities and placement with bOPV.

Cabinet Secretary Mr James Macharia awards a certificate to Dr Ephantus Maree, Head of Unit of Vaccine and Immunization Services (UVIS) at the launch of World Immunization week in Kenya, Nairobi. Looking on: Dr Jackson Kioko, Head, DPPHS, Dr Custodia Mandlhate, WHO Country Representative and Dr Nicholas Muraguri, Director of Medical Services

World Immunization Week in Kenya: Bridging the immunization gap

30 April 2015

April 30 2015, Nairobi - The World Immunization Week (WIW) in Kenya kicked off with strong calls for commitment, responsibility for the protection of children’s life and the need to decisively address resistance to immunization programmes.

Young student gets the MR vaccination at the national launch in Narok County

Kenya Rolls out massive Measles-Rubella and Tetanus campaign

20 October 2016

October 2016 - Kenya has rolled out a massive nation-wide Measles-Rubella campaign which targets almost half the population.

The Horn of Africa Technical Advisory Group Meeting: “Pay Closer Attention to Survei...

18 March 2016

Nairobi, February 18, 2016 - The Horn of Africa Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting in Nairobi has ended with a declaration of a successful interruption and closure of the Wild Polio Virus (WPV) outbreak in the region.

Closing the gap on pneumonia through immunization

20 April 2015

Soon after the birth of her second child, a daughter she named Neema, Tabu Kalama found herself homeless and with no regular income. Ms Kalama had no option but to sleep with her newborn daughter and her 18-month old son in the meagre shelter of palm trees near the beach in Kilifi, in eastern Kenya.

It was June, among the coolest and wettest months there. “I was so worried that the baby would fall sick, and there was nothing that I could do,” Kalama says.

Dr. Jackson Kioko, Director of Medical Services (DMS) delivers the key remarks at the event

Kenya Commemorates World Mental Health Day 2016

10 October 2016

October 10 2016, Nairobi – The government of Kenya today joined the rest of the world in commemorating this year’s World Mental Health Day under the theme: “Psychological First Aid: Preserving Dignity in crisis response”, at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. The event was presided over by the Director of Medical Services (DMS), Dr. Jackson Kioko on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Cleopa Mailu. Also in attendance was the WHO Country Representative, Dr Rudolf Eggers.

Dr Jackson Kioko, head of Department of Preventive and Promotive Health, MOH, speaks during the Polio Stakeholders meeting in Nairobi

Kenya Sustains Polio Eradication Efforts as Year Ends

06 December 2015

Kenya’s effort to eradicate polio will this week be further boosted by a national campaign scheduled for December 5-9.

The campaign, targeting 8.7 Million children under 5, will be held nationwide to ensure the immunity of children against polio is sustained and the message for immunization reinforced.

Launching of the 10-year FCTC publication in Nairobi

Tobacco control must accelerate to protect innocent children, women and men in Afric...

20 April 2015

Nairobi, February 27 2015 -- Delegates attending the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Nairobi marked the 10-year celebration of the implementation of tobacco control in Africa with jubilation and concerted determination to fight the tobacco epidemic to the end.

The delegates from 39 of the 47 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region agreed to the Nairobi Declaration on FCTC to accelerate comprehensive measures, which will save the lives of innocent children, youth and adults from tobacco-related diseases.

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